Now Taking Bets

Lest you think I’ve been twiddling my thumbs since returning from our Portland get-away, I can assure you hours have been spent mudding, sanding, wiping, cleaning and repeat. Thing is, it just doesn’t look that different from one time to the next, unless you look more closely. So 4 days of almost identical photos doesn’t seem very interesting. But now it’s getting hard to tell the filler from the project, so it’s time for a neutralizing coat of primer to help assess where I still need to do some filling.
But prior to that, it’s probably a smart time to first remove all the carpet. After all, it now holds several pounds of drywall dust, and obscures some of the trim that needs attention. So next up I’ll remove the flooring, and the antique heating duct and door hardware for stripping, and soon the door itself for its own cleaning up.

And that raises the question of flooring. How many layers of flooring would you guess I’ll find? One, three, five? I don’t know the answer yet, but here are two hints. First, I suspect the correct answer will be a fraction, as parts of the room feel completely different under foot, most likely because sometime in its history this room was a kitchen, and under the area where the cabinets used to be, the flooring is different. Two, I’ll stop removing layers as soon as I have a solid and fairly consistent layer on which to lay laminate. I don’t feel the need to go all the way down to shiplap, unless that is the only option.

So what are your guesses? All winning entries are welcome to stop in for a free latte or cortado, and to join in on an upcoming painting day.